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Bug#804181: xkeyboard-config: lintian warns: xkeyboard-config source: patch-system-but-direct-changes-in-diff docs/iso15924.csv and 21 more



On Thu, Nov  5, 2015 at 20:02:09 +0000, Julian Gilbey wrote:

> Source: xkeyboard-config
> Version: 2.16-1
> Severity: minor
> 
> Hello!
> 
> I just tried building xkeyboard-config with a local patch, and noticed
> this lintian warning.  It would be nice to switch to a patch system
> wholesale (so have a debian/source/format file with "3.0 (quilt)" in
> it) and then collect the applied patches into appropriate patch
> files.  You'll also probably then be able to remove the quilt parts
> from debian/rules, though the empty file might still need to be
> handled specially.
> 
These files are from upstream git (just not part of release tarballs),
and removing them from the packaging branch would be a hassle for little
benefit, so I'd rather not do that.

Cheers,
Julien

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